Petchitecture is an annual San Francisco fundraising event that is barked to life each year by the good people at PAWS, which stands for Pets Are Wonderful Support. All monies raised during this fundraiser help San Franciscans with HIV/AIDS and other disabling illnesses, as well as senior citizens, stay together with their beloved pet. While it is a local San Francisco event, the furniture that is presented and auctioned off is cool and clever enough that it may one day make its way into a pet store near you.

Dogster was present at a pre-fundraiser meet-and-greet last week, and we took some shots of a few of the pieces of furniture that will be auctioned off at the actual event on Friday, April 24th. Check out these cool designs!

Dogster is proud to give a huge bark out to our friends at PAWS, because they’re not only doing a great thing for people in need, but they’re encouraging the creation of some pretty dog-gone grrrroovy pet furniture! Woofs to you, PAWS!

You can find out more about PAWS and even watch a video that shows last year’s gala event here.

Just visit http://www.freekibble.com, answer the daily Bow Wow Trivia question and 20 pieces of kibble are automatically donated to an animal shelter. Don’t worry, if you’re trivia challenged like me, you don’t even have to get the answer right in order for your donation to count.

It’s a great idea that surely came from a grizzly veteran of the online wars, right? Wrong. This idea was created by an eleven year-old girl, Mimi Ausland, from Oregon who modeled the site after http://www.freerice.com that donates rice to the UN World Food Program. What a smart, compassionate young lady!

So please, click on the link and help a dog in need today. While you’re at it, give some love to the kitties too at http://www.freekibblekat.com.

Thanks for helping out some needy pups and kitties, and making a little girl’s dream of helping our fuzzy friends come true.

Here’s a heartwarming video by the Humane Society on their recent efforts to save hundreds of puppies from a mill in Tennessee.

The rescue operation cost $105,000, and they desperately need help to pay for this work and prepare for the next time animals need our help.  If you have the means, please visit their site and think about donating to this worthy cause.

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Thanks to Randi Sachs for bringing our attention to this.